Name: Sher Bahadur Gurung
Age/Sex: 25/Male
Marital Status: Married, with children
Address: Gorkha
Date of Injury: 24/9/2003
Type of Injury: Compression #L1, with paraplegia
Cause of Injury: Fall from tree

Sher Bahadur fell from a tree while collecting fodder for his animals, and came here two weeks after his surgery. He was treated conservatively. After six weeks of complete bed rest, he started physiotherapy. Sher Bahadur stayed here for two months, and learnt all the aspects of spinal cord injuries.

When Sher Bahadur was discharged, he could walk. He was a very hard working man, and made beautiful head bands to support the weight of heavy loads. At present he is a Shepard and looks after his animals.